“When you’re preparing to start a Summer Placement at a firm, you become acutely aware of all the horror stories that friends and classmates have collected over the years. Tales of stuffy afternoons locked away in dark offices, of days spent chained to a photocopier, and of the horrific moment when you first consider coming…

My vacation placement in the London office of Pinsent Masons began on 19th June and ran for two weeks. It is difficult to summarise such a wonderful fortnight, but hopefully, this blog will give a flavour of the amazing time that anyone lucky enough to obtain a placement with Pinsent Masons will experience. Sometimes at…

When I reflect on my time as a Vacation Placement Student with Pinsent Masons (PM), the element of the firm that stands out most is the people. On my first day in the Edinburgh office, I opened my email inbox to an array of calendar invites, something which was not totally unexpected. What surprised me…